{
  "id": 3713494,
  "title": "Antiwar Russian asylum seeker faces deportation from U.S.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/antiwar-russian-asylum-seeker-faces-deportation-from-u-s",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T09:30:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Insider",
    "slug": "the-insider",
    "url": "https://theins.press/en/news/296480"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Artem Kosolapov, a Russian citizen and his wife Olga, an antiwar activist, faced the threat of deportation from the United States. The couple sought asylum together in the U.S. in 2022, but no court date has been scheduled for their case yet. Artem, who was detained in Arkansas on August 23 while driving a minivan with a commercial load, was transferred to a different immigration detention facility after the initial one became overcrowded. His wife and child, now left alone at home, have no financial support. The family, originally from New Jersey, faces the risk of losing their business, housing, and being left with debt on two vehicles. Artem, who had been the sole breadwinner, supported the family and paid taxes. In July, U.S. authorities set a record for both detaining nearly 50,000 immigrants and deporting almost 34,000 people. Human rights advocates are raising funds to secure a lawyer for Artem and file a petition to release him on bail.",
  "summary": "Russian citizen Artem Kosolapov, who had filed for asylum in the United States together with his wife Olga Kosolapova, was detained in the state of Arkansas, the Russian Refugee Foundation reports. As the group’s co-founder Sergei Vlasov told The Insider , Kosolapov was sent to an immigration detention facility, while his wife and child were left alone at home without any means of support.…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}